

What a Hell of a Way to Dad
What a Hell of a Way to Dad
Francis and Nate bring you weekly dad chats, plotting the growth of their daughters and themselves. Episodes are interspersed with interviews with various authors and journalists. The hosts are both veterans, so also expect a lot of meandering stories
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May 30, 2018 • 1h 9min
Memorial Day Spectacular: Pearl Harbor review
Nate and Francis watched the cinematic abortion known as Pearl Harbor and ask the question, Is it Fascist or just shit? Check out this week's Q&A. Three dollars a month gets you access, but five gets you...More access! Got a story to share? You can do on the Voicemail line (314) 722-6138. You can also feel free to just DM, email at sergeantjoker@hellofawaytodie.com or send us an anonymous question or comment to curiouscat.me/16666014 Follow the podcast on Facebook Follow The Podcast on twitter Follow Francis on Twitter Follow Nate on Twitter

May 23, 2018 • 50min
The Hooligans of Kandahar (Feat. Joe Kassabian)
Francis talks with Joe Kassabian about his upcoming book "The Hooligans of Kandahar". Joe is a former combat soldier who spent two deployments overseas. In this episode, the two talk about their times in Afghanistan and just how fucked everything is over there. Get the book here Follow Joe on twitter here This week's bonus episode features @TheJustinRose as he and Francis make fun of Jordan Peterson for taking Disney Movies too seriously, and then argue for twenty minutes about Disney movies. Five dollars a month gets you access. Got a story to share? You can do on the Voicemail line (314) 722-6138. You can also feel free to just DM, email at sergeantjoker@hellofawaytodie.com or send us an anonymous question or comment to curiouscat.me/16666014 Follow the podcast on Facebook Follow The Podcast on twitter Follow Francis on Twitter Follow Nate on Twitter

May 16, 2018 • 52min
Getting waterboarded to own the libs
This week, we discuss the 82nd Airborne and their strange approach to suicide prevention, and we're getting waterboarded to own the libs. Please enjoy Producer Karl's first appearance on the show This week's bonus episode features @TheJustinRose as he and Francis make fun of Jordan Peterson for taking Disney Movies too seriously, and then argue for twenty minutes about Disney movies. Five dollars a month gets you access. Got a story to share? You can do on the Voicemail line (314) 722-6138. You can also feel free to just DM, email at sergeantjoker@hellofawaytodie.com or send us an anonymous question or comment to curiouscat.me/16666014 Follow the podcast on Facebook Follow The Podcast on twitter Follow Francis on Twitter Follow Nate on Twitter

May 9, 2018 • 53min
Conservative vs Leftist - Health Care, Online and everything in between (Feat. @The_Tyler_Grant)
Francis interviews Tyler Grant (@The_Tyler_Grant), a conservative voter, writer and thinker. Somehow they manage to agree on a lot of things and we're unsure who that makes look bad. This week's bonus episode features @TheJustinRose as he and Francis make fun of Jordan Peterson for taking Disney Movies too seriously, and then argue for twenty minutes about Disney movies. Five dollars a month gets you access. Got a story to share? You can do on the Voicemail line (314) 722-6138. You can also feel free to just DM, email at sergeantjoker@hellofawaytodie.com or send us an anonymous question or comment to curiouscat.me/16666014 Follow the podcast on Facebook Follow The Podcast on twitter Follow Francis on Twitter Follow Nate on Twitter

May 2, 2018 • 1h 7min
Free Bonus Content: Rojava Strong with Brace Belden
Nate is traveling and Francis had to play Soldier this weekend, so nothing got recorded. Instead, enjoy this old bonus episode with Brace Belden, the California Communist who ran off to Syria to fight ISIS. This week's bonus episode is a Q&A with Nate and Francis. Just $3 a month to get access to one bonus a month. Five bucks a month gets you three episodes. So much content! We're also introducing new bonus tiers for the Patreon! We will have a $1 and $3 level you can give to as well. Click here to sign up! NEW NEWSLETTER! Sign up with your email here for a twice monthly news letter. Don't miss anything and have it delivered directly to you Got a story to share? You can do on the Voicemail line (314) 722-6138. You can also feel free to just DM, email at sergeantjoker@hellofawaytodie.com or send us an anonymous question or comment to curiouscat.me/16666014 Follow the podcast on Facebook Follow The Podcast on twitter Follow Francis on Twitter Follow Nate on Twitter

Apr 25, 2018 • 56min
Dinosaur Puppets: Banned Under UCMJ
This week, we're talking about how no one is allowed to have fun anymore, and how Trumps's great economy is fucking over recruiters In this week's bonus episode, Nate speaks with former Canadian Air Force officer Alex Fisher about recent hijinks at the Royal Military College, what it's like to serve in the Canadian armed forces, and how weird and insane the American military seems from the outside. Read about mass punishment, Canadian-style here: We're also introducing new bonus tiers for the Patreon! We will have a $1 and $3 level you can give to as well. Click here to sign up! NEW NEWSLETTER! Sign up with your email here for a twice monthly news letter. Don't miss anything and have it delivered directly to you Got a story to share? You can do on the Voicemail line (314) 722-6138. You can also feel free to just DM, email at sergeantjoker@hellofawaytodie.com or send us an anonymous question or comment to curiouscat.me/16666014 Follow the podcast on Facebook Follow The Podcast on twitter Follow Francis on Twitter Follow Nate on Twitter

Apr 18, 2018 • 1h 7min
How to Avoid Getting Killed by America (With Phil Klay)
This week, the fire team brings interviews Phil Klay about his article in the Atlantic tackling what exactly it is we're supposed to be telling troops when we send them to the desert year after year to fight a war no one cares about. Read Phil's work here Extended show notes here In this week's bonus episode, Nate speaks with former Canadian Air Force officer Alex Fisher about recent hijinks at the Royal Military College, what it's like to serve in the Canadian armed forces, and how weird and insane the American military seems from the outside. Read about mass punishment, Canadian-style here: We're also introducing new bonus tiers for the Patreon! We will have a $1 and $3 level you can give to as well. Click here to sign up! NEW NEWSLETTER! Sign up with your email here for a twice monthly news letter. Don't miss anything and have it delivered directly to you Got a story to share? You can do on the Voicemail line (314) 722-6138. You can also feel free to just DM, email at sergeantjoker@hellofawaytodie.com or send us an anonymous question or comment to curiouscat.me/16666014 Follow the podcast on Facebook Follow The Podcast on twitter Follow Francis on Twitter Follow Nate on Twitter

Apr 11, 2018 • 45min
The Definitive Guide to Skating on the Southern Border
This week, the fire team brings on an Air National Guardsman to discuss what exactly it is the military will be doing along the Mexican border. Turns out it's mostly boring surveillance stuff. Somehow it will still cost taxpayers a billion dollars, I'm sure In this week's bonus episode, Nate speaks with former Canadian Air Force officer Alex Fisher about recent hijinks at the Royal Military College, what it's like to serve in the Canadian armed forces, and how weird and insane the American military seems from the outside. Get it here for $5 a month! Read about mass punishment, Canadian-style here: http://nationalpost.com/news/canada/royal-military-college-punishes-entire-corps-of-officer-cadets-because-some-wore-jeans-off-campus" We're also introducing new bonus tiers for the Patreon! We will have a $1 and $3 level you can give to as well. Click here to sign up! NEW NEWSLETTER! Sign up with your email here for a twice monthly news letter. Don't miss anything and have it delivered directly to you Got a story to share? You can do on the Voicemail line (314) 722-6138. You can also feel free to just DM, email at sergeantjoker@hellofawaytodie.com or send us an anonymous question or comment to curiouscat.me/16666014 Follow the podcast on Facebook Follow The Podcast on twitter Follow Francis on Twitter Follow Nate on Twitter

Apr 4, 2018 • 48min
Who Needs HIPAA When You Have the Army
This week, Nate and Francis discuss the military barring enlistment, and even pulling someone out of basic training, for seeking counceling while a military dependent, and the firing of David Shulkin and the long march toward privatizing the VA. Extended show notes here For this week's bonus interview, Nate spoke with Joe Glenton, a former British Army soldier whose opposition to the War on a Terror is the basis of his book "Soldier Box" (link). Nate and Joe discuss the British military, deployment experiences, and what the role of leftist veterans might be in our society. Get the full episode here along with our other bonus content for $5 a month. Pick up Joe's book Soldier Box on Verso Follow Joe on Twitter @joejglenton We're also introducing new bonus tiers for the Patreon! We will have a $1 and $3 level you can give to as well. Click here to sign up! NEW NEWSLETTER! Sign up with your email here for a twice monthly news letter. Don't miss anything and have it delivered directly to you Got a story to share? You can do on the Voicemail line (314) 722-6138. You can also feel free to just DM, email at sergeantjoker@hellofawaytodie.com or send us an anonymous question or comment to curiouscat.me/16666014 Follow the podcast on Facebook Follow The Podcast on twitter Follow Francis on Twitter Follow Nate on Twitter

Mar 28, 2018 • 54min
Our Little Baby War Grew up Into a Surly Teen
Nate and Francis discuss John Bolton as the new NatSec advisor to President Trump, and just who we're going to war with first. Then we talk about the 15 year anniversary of the start of the Iraq war. We're also introducing new bonus tiers for the Patreon! We will have a $1 and $3 level you can give to as well. Details in the episode. https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie NEW NEWSLETTER! Sign up with your email here for a twice monthly news letter. Don't miss anything and have it delivered directly to you -eepurl.com/dhFP4n Got a story to share? You can do on the Voicemail line (314) 722-6138. You can also feel free to just DM, email at sergeantjoker@hellofawaytodie.com or send us an anonymous question or comment to curiouscat.me/16666014 Facebook - www.facebook.com/Hellofawaytodie/ The Podcast - twitter.com/hellofaway Francis - twitter.com/armystrang Nate - twitter.com/inthesedeserts


